Work table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1770
Materials
Lacquer, bois satine, oak drawer, brass edging, gilt-metal mounts
Measurements
72 x 53 x 38 cm
Place of origin
France
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Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428642
Summary
A black lacquer and Chinoiserie-decorated work or occasional table, French, circa 1770. The serpentine hinged lid mounted with brass edging and opening to reveal a bois satine interior lid concealing four compartments, the friezes decorated with scenic landscapes and containing one end drawer, on elegant cabriole legs headed with gilt-metal mounts and terminating in sabots (two missing), set midway with an undertier which is shaped on one side only.